My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
BEVERLY SILLSA primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
More Beverly Sills Quotes
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Don’t get me started on critics.
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My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can’t.
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When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.
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There is something in me-I just can’t stand to admit defeat.
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A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
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As soon as I arrive at the house, Laurie starts running, hits my chest, knocks me down, and licks my face. It’s become a family ritual.
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Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.
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I never share credit or desserts.
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I think it is! I don’t feel overworked. I get a constant kick out of being heavily committed. Is that sick or something? God, what would I do sitting still?
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Why let one high C ruin your whole evening?
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I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound.
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Art is the signature of civilizations.
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I can’t be happy every day but I can be cheerful.
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In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.
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There is no short cut to a place worth going.
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